jenny
jenny — noun
1. a female donkey, especially an adult one — the word is used when the animal's se
a female donkey, especially an adult one — the word is used when the animal's sex matters, because a male donkey is called a jack.
The farmer showed the children how to feed the jenny and her foal.
collocation: jenny and her foal
Vinícius bought a jenny at the market because he needed a calm working animal.
Gabriel found his jenny in the barn with a newborn foal beside her.
The jenny stood quietly in the shade while her owner fixed the fence nearby.
On the steep mountain path, the jenny walked carefully with two heavy baskets.
- she-ass
more formal and less common in everyday speech; found mainly in older texts or Bible translations
- female donkey
descriptive phrase rather than a single word; used when listeners may not know the term 'jenny'
- jack
the male counterpart — a male donkey or ass
用法筆記
Distinguish from jack (a male donkey). An alternative spelling, jenney, is rare. The term applies only to donkeys, not to other female animals.